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JAMMU: Senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand on Sunday said that people of the Jammu region are backstabbed by BJP leadership.
“There is strong resentment among people of Jammu region towards BJP, which miserably failed to address even basic issues of people,” said Tara Chand while addressing the rally at Chaamb Constituency organised by Block Congress Committee khour.
The rally was also addressed by former Minister RS Chib, PCC Secretary Narinder Sharma and Varun Magotra.
Addressing the rally, Tara Chand said that BJP government has totally lost its credibility due to its misgovernance, which led to the failure of government on all the fronts.
He said problems like lack of basic amenities, unemployment and inflation in J&K forced the common man to live in miserable conditions. Former Dy CM said that the causal workers, daily wagers, daily rated, consolidated employees, contractual and need based workers and employees of several departments highlighted their demands through protests seeking fulfillment of the commitments and promises by BJP Govt to them while in opposition and after assuming power, they are neglected by the government instead of resolving their issues.
He deliberated upon various problems being faced by public in absence of an elected government.
He said people want development, employment opportunities, better infrastructure and other basic requirements like adequate water and power supply. He said BJP is a dream seller party which makes lot of promises during elections but after getting power, they act as mute spectator in their suffering. Tara Chand blamed BJP for the falling growth rate of the country.
He alleged that the centre was not taking any effective steps to improve the economic situation of the country.
Taking a dig at union government, Tara Chand claimed that Jammu region is reeling under shortage of various requirements but government is unmoved.
He observed that under BJP regime in the centre, poor people are not able to have two square meals due to sky rocketing prices.
Tara Chand said that J&K especially Jammu witnessed lot of development when Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Chief Minister of J&K.
During Azad’s tenure, he said, lot of developmental projects were carried out for Jammu such as creation of new Districts, Medical Colleges, infrastructure building and much more but during BJP government state witnessed no development and was driven to back-foot.
He further said that people are now fed up with BJP and want to see the golden era of development under the leadership of Ghulam Nabi Azad again.
Tara Chand also extended his support to protesting dental associations of Jammu and Kashmir who are sitting on protests from last many days.
He said that the demands of the dental association are genuine and LG administration should make proper policy to absorb these aspirants.
He said doctors are most noble professionals, but this step motherly attitude of J&K administration is somehow disrespect of this profession.
Others who attended the meeting include Suram Singh Manhas, Jagatar Singh, Dwarka nath, Bansi Lal Gupta, Jagdish Raj Sharma, Devinder Singh, Prabhu Singh, Madan Lal, Sham Choudhary, Sagar Singh, Suraj Singh Bhau, Pawan Singh, Deepu Chib, Bodhraj, Santosh Manhas, Sarpanchs, Panchs and Block office bearers.